Sanitary device



A. JOHNSON SANITARY DEVICE Oct. 30, 1951 Filed Aug. 21, 1950 INVENTOR ALBERT JOHNSON BY Q ATTORNEYS Patented Oct. 30, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SANITARY DEVICE Albert Johnson, Los Angeles, Calif. Application August 21, 1950, Serial No. 180,576

4 Claims. 1

My invention has to do with sanitary devices and has, as one of its principal objects the provision of a sanitary urinal for men afflicted with certain urological ailments which seriously impair their ability to control their release of urine.

It is another object to provide a device of this character which is very sanitary and comfortable to wear in comparison with devices presently known for the purpose.

A further object is to provide a device of this character which will not accidentally become dislodged from its proper position of wear, and which may be readily removed for emptying, cleaning or renewal.

Other objects and advantages will appear hereinafter.

Without intending thereby to limit the broader scope of the invention as defined by the accompanying claims, I shall now describe an embodiment of the invention which I at present prefer, for which purpose I shall refer to the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a perspective, as viewed somewhat from the rear;

Fig. 2 is a perspective of the receptacle portion of the device; and

Fig. 3 is a perspective of the receptacle suspending assembly.

Referring now to the drawings, I show a waistencircling belt 5, a portion of which is shown broken away for illustrative purposes. One end of the belt is shown as being fixedly secured to a front harness or receptacle suspending element generally designated 6, as by stitching 1 to a side strip 8. An opposite side strip 9 carrier a buckle Ill to which the other end of the belt is releasably attached. Preferably the strips 7 and 8 are made of superimposed fabric layers to give to them suficient stifiness and body to carry socket elements ll of conventional snap fasteners.

Strips 8, 9 are connected together by cross straps I which preferably are of an elastic fabric. Depending from strip 8 there is a pendant l1 carrying a buckle [8 at its free end; and depending from strip 9 there is a pendant 20. A lower fabric cross strip 22 extends from pendant I! to pendant and carries, at its center, a socket element Ila of a conventional snap fastener. A strap 30 is secured at one end, as by stitching, to pendant 20 and its other end engages in the buckle IS. The purpose of the strap 30 is to anchor the harness 6 against swinging away from the body of the wearer and thus is disposed to engage behind the testes of the wearer.

The waterproof receptacle 35 has a relatively large open top end 36, the rear side wall of the receptacle being cut away at its top end as shown at 31 for purposes of access. The receptacle tapers to its bottom end 38 which provides a discharge neck for use when it is desired to empty the receptacle. While in use, the discharge neck of the receptacle is sealed by folding its endmost portion back and applying a spring clamp 40 thereto as shown in Fig. 1.

The rear side wall of the receptacle, adjacent its top edge, has spaced snap fastener elements 42 shaped to engage in the socket elements II and I la before described to releasably mount the receptacle so as to be suspended from the harness 6 in position to receive any urine which may be accidentally released by the wearer.

As will be apparent, the receptacle is thus disposed in such position that it is not, uncomforable to wear, and it may be readily detached for emptying, cleaning or for the purpose of substituting a clean receptacle.

I claim: I

1. A urine receptacle comprising a pair of strips each carrying a snap fastener element, straps extending from one to the other of said strips, a waist-encircling belt having free ends secured to said respective strips in such manner as to suspend the latter immediately in from; of the private organs of a wearer, and a fabric Waterproof receptacle having an open top end and carrying adjacent said top end snap fastener elements engageable with said first named snap fastener elements.

2. A urine receptacle comprising a pair of strips each carrying a snap fastener element, straps extending from one to the other of said strips and secured thereto, a pendant depending from each of said strips, a waist encircling belt having free ends secured to said respective strips in such manner as to suspend the latter immediately in front of the private organs of a wearer, a loosely hanging strap member secured at its respective ends to said respective pendants and disposed for engagement behind said private organs, and a waterproof fabric receptacle having an open top end and carrying adjacent said top end snap fastener elements engageable with said first mentioned snap fastener elements.

3. The device of claim 2 wherein said receptacle tapers towards its bottom end and has a scalable discharge neck at said bottom end.

4. A urine receptacle of the class described comprising a waist encircling belt and a waterproof receptacle releasably attached to the front portion of said belt.

ALBERT JOHNSON.

No references cited. 

